Mallika Sherawat says 'what Deepika Padukone did in Gehraaiyaan, I did 15 years ago
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Actress Mallika Sherawat recently claimed in a an interview what Deepika Padukone did in Gehraaiyaan, she did that 15 years ago in Murder. She also accused a section of the film industry of 'mentally torturing' her.
Mallika Sherawat will soon be seen in the upcoming film, RK/RKAY. In a recent interview, the actress claimed that what Deepika Padukone did in her latest release, Gehraaiyaan, she did 15 years ago in Murder. She also said that a section of the industry always spoke about her body and glamour, but not her acting abilities. Along with Deepika, Gehraiyaan also starred Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Dhairya Karwa.
The trailer of RK/RKAY was unveiled on Thursday, June 30. The film is scheduled for release on July 22. While speaking to Prabhat Khabar, Mallika Sherawat said, "Earlier, the heroines were either too good, sati-savitri types, who were too innocent to know anything, or they were characterless vamps. These were the only two types of roles written for heroines. The change that we see now, shows women as humans. She can be happy or sad. She can make mistakes, she can falter, and you love them despite all of that."
The Pyaar Ke Side Effects actress further compared her role in Murder to Deepika Padukone's role in in Gehraiyaan. "The heroines are more confident about their bodies as well. Such hue and cry was created when I did Murder. People said all kinds of things about the kiss and the bikini. What Deepika Padukone did in Gehraaiyaan, I did that 15 years ago, but people were too narrow-minded back then," she added.
She also accused the film industry of torturing her by just talking about her body and not her acting skills. "I should tell you that a section of the industry and media was mentally torturing me. These people only talked about my body and glamour, not my acting. I worked in Dashavataram, Pyaar Ke Side Effects and Welcome but none talked about my acting," she said.
Produced by Priyanshi Films' Priyam Srivastava and Harshita Karkare, the film features stars MallikaSherawat, Kubbra Sait, Ranvir Shorey, Manu Rishi Chadha, Chandrachoor Rai, Abhijeet Deshpande, Abhishek Sharrma, Grace Girdhar and Vaishali Malhara in pivotal roles.
